viperfish

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noun

Any of the genus Chauliodus of deepwater fishes, fierce predators with long, needle-like teeth and hinged lower jaws, found mainly in tropical and temperate waters.

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Meanings

nounviperfish (plural viperfishes or viperfish)

plural viperfishes

  1. Any of the genus Chauliodus of deepwater fishes, fierce predators with long, needle-like teeth and hinged lower jaws, found mainly in tropical and temperate waters.

Origin

From viper + fish.

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Translations

French poisson-vipère
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APA

viperfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viperfish

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“viperfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viperfish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “viperfish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viperfish.

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